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MAP: Russia in Europe: 1845 (2 sheets)Reproduction map of original Black and white maps, printed on 18" x 24" paper. The set, Reproduction map of original A pleasing example of German cartography, this 2-sheet map encompasses all of 19th century European Russia. Provinces are identified, as well as many small towns and villages. First issued by Adolph Stieler, this is one of the most useful 19th century maps of the area that we've seen.

MAP: South-West Russia: 1860Reproduction map of original Black and white map, printed on 18" x 24" paper., Reproduction map of original This 1860 map by Keith Johnston shows Russia from the Gulf of Riga east to the Oka and Don Rivers region and south to the Galicia, Bessarabia and the Black Sea aeas. Locates rivers, canals and railways, as well as towns, villages and the military colonies in Kherson. Much of this area was part of the Kingdom of Poland before 1772.

MAP: The Black Sea Settlements Prior to 1918Reproduction map of original Black and white map, printed on 18" x 24" paper., Reproduction map of original Drawn in Germany to show the location of the German settlements in southern Russia, many with less than fifty inhabitants. Includes the districts of Bessarabia, Chersson, Taurida, Jekaterinaslaw, Crimea and the western portion of the Don district. The map includes a key for identifying both German and Russian settlements and a list of abbreviations (in German). Rivers, roads and railways are also shown.

MAP: The Russian Baltic Provinces: 1914Reproduction map of original Black and white map, printed on 18" x 24" paper., Reproduction map of original Drawn by the cartographer G. Peltier, this unusual map was first published as a supplement to the French newsmagazine L’Illustration in 1914 to illustrate the eastern theatre of war. It shows the Baltic area - present day Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, northeast Poland (north of Lodz and east of Thorn and Danzig) and Belarus - in extraordinary detail, identifying small towns and villages, railroads, rivers and their tributaries. The text and legend are in French.

MAP: West Russia: 1835Reproduction map of original Black and white map, printed on 18" x 24" paper., Reproduction map of original Issued in London by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, this J. & C. Walker map was adapted in 1835 from Fallon's Imperial Atlas of Russia. It shows the Grodno - Minsk - Vilna - Volhynia - Moghilev areas in fine detail, along with parts of neighboring areas, all formerly part of the Kingdom of Poland.